radio star

American  

noun

Astronomy Now Rare.

1. a radio source.

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radio star British  

noun

1. a former name for radio source

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Etymology

Origin of radio star

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

For Scott Mills, whatever he is accused of, it looks like the end of a glittering career that took him from a teen local radio star to Radio 1's voice of the charts and king of the innuendo.

From BBC

My father, Guenter, was a structural engineer, and my mother, Ingrid, had been a child radio star in Germany.

From The Wall Street Journal

Before MTV debuted in 1981, we were warned that video was going to kill the radio star.

From Los Angeles Times

She was a showperson, a radio star, a publisher and writer, a beloved figure and a celebrity — hard to achieve as a Pentecostal preacher in the early 20th century.

From Los Angeles Times

Radio star Zoe Ball says she wants the opportunity to drive a gritting lorry named in her honour.

From BBC